A study by Atlas Ceramics analysed the number of boutique hotels, listed buildings and monuments, interior designers and architects in each UK destination to reveal the ugliest holiday locations.
The Northern Ireland city of Derry is “the ugliest city in the UK”, with a score of just 1.79 out of 10, according to the research.
This was due to its lowest proportion of interior designers on the list, “who play an important role in creating and curating a city’s aesthetic,” as well as its low proportion of architects, listed buildings and monuments.
The Northeastern city of Durham, in England, was named the second ugliest city in the UK. Despite its cathedral achieving UNESCO world heritage status, Durham has the lowest proportion of architects.
The city also ranks second-last for its proportion of interior designers, listed buildings and monuments. Other “ugly” cities Britons should avoid visiting this summer are Sheffield, Leeds and Hereford.
There are a lot of places to see in the city of Derry, such as the City Walls, the Tower Museum and St Columb’s Cathedral.
However, these landmarks have mixed reviews on Tripadvisor. One person explained that St Columb’s Cathedral has a “unique museum with so many interesting artifacts of the siege and other parts of the city’s history – definitely encourage tourists and visitors to visit”.
A tourist wrote a review saying that Derry’s City Walls have “interesting views,” while another one opined that they are not what they “expected”.
They explained: “I was very disappointed walking these walls of history. I think it is because so much has been built up around and inside the walls that the medieval feel is missing. The walls climb up with stairs and they are very wide. We felt we had to do them because of the history but they were a disappointment to me.”
The study also revealed that Oxford is the UK’s “most beautiful city”, with a score of 8.39 out of 10.
The charming historic town has a total of 26 listed buildings and monuments per square kilometre, 72.6 interior designers per 100,000 people and it also ranks well for its proportion of architects.
Canterbury was named the “chicest city” in the study. Famous for its cathedral, Canterbury has a whopping 41.67 boutique hotels, which will help tourists find a unique place to stay this summer.
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